plum duff

American  

noun

1. a duff containing raisins.

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Etymology

Origin of plum duff

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Then in two dreary cinemadapted James Barrie plays, she slid into interpretations as heavy and lifeless as plum duff.

From Time Magazine Archive

For plum duff or Irish stoo there wasn't his equal in the land.

From The Magic Pudding Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and His Friends Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff by Lindsay, Norman

We had plum duff, but it was too "soggy" for us to eat.

From Children of the Bush by Lawson, Henry

We were told that on Sundays the men usually had pudding; but "Bill," who was the cook that week, was pronounced to be "no hand at a plum duff."

From A Boy's Voyage Round the World by Smiles, Samuel

However, what I want to say to you is this: the men in the foc's'le declare that the grub isn't well cooked, and that you haven't given them plum duff yet.

From Chatterbox, 1905. by Various